HC notices over KLIP third TMCft works
The Hindu
State government going ahead on work ignoring directions of Centre and NGT, says petitioner
Telangana High Court had issued notices to the State and the Central governments in a PIL petition seeking a direction to stop works enhancing capacity of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) from drawing 2 TMCft per day to 3 TMCft per day.
A bench of justices Shameem Akther and K. Lakshman passed the interim direction after hearing the plea filed by Cheruku Srinivas Reddy. The bench instructed the the governments to file affidavits within four weeks answering the contentions raised by the petitioner.
The petitioner contended that Telangana government secured permission for KLIP to draw 2 TMCft water per day from Godavari river. Works related to the project started in 2016 and reached near completion in 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the government started additional land acquisition to enhance the project capacity to 3 TMCft per day.